Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-03

u co41cc31aA WIN t1e export4t1on &HQ
reirp p1Etation Of domestic spirits and
shows shEt they we're wiihsai founaa-
ton.
A she President wished n.
Ths coaferrees on ths Paeiic Railroad
Investigation resolution have reached q
eomptese aGrs ement. The House con
ferrees adept the SenAte amendment,
but the clause creating the commission
- modified BY striking est The reQaira-
ment that the Commissioners shall be
sabject TO eonfrmatioa by she Senate
ard 20 arrssging the phFassolsgy that
the PresldeDts pOger 10 appoint them
daring recess shall Be beyond question.
Askang thai the Prehlhlaory law be
Repealed.
PRov1DEScE Or. ID. March "A pe-
tition from the merchants and business
men % Providence, representing shout
100000. will be presented 10 the
General Assembly teasy ssking for ths
repeal OF the prokibifoFy Law.
BurniBG Of the Steamer Gardner.
MoBELE (Ala-), March a.-The news
OF the burninR OF tue steamer Gardner
is csming slowly. None vas received till
this afternoon. The Ere vas discovered
By Captain Stone. A negro deck hand
threw water on the eurning bale. and IN
throwing another bueketful hIs clothes
canRht On IRE. Panic stricken be ran
from place 60 place, setting fire 10 the
catt0n bales. and in q few moments the
boat vas in flames all over. She aas in
midstream and in motion. The pilot
vas driven from the wheel. The crew
and passengers jumped overheard. II
10 not thought that more than ore o.
two we're burned. Captain Stone saved
himself by swimming ashore. The
steamsf Tally vas behind the Gardner
waiting to pass. Aa soon as the flames
broke out, the Tally lowered boats and
threw cut bales Of seed sacks and
planks 10 help the people Who were
jumping from the Gardner. The heat
was 30 intense that the Tally did cot
dare to 90 near. bat her boats picked ap
number of people. Had il MT been
fer the presence Of the Tally, bat few
would have been saved. When she Are
broke cut the Gardner vas ordered 10
run ashore. She backed and bells we've
rang for going ahead, but the engineers
were driven from their posts by the
flames. The boat drifted into the
oAttf@BA41
there vas q practicable landing. Pilot
pilot-house until he found that
his SIGNALS had not been obeyed
and that the flames we're licking the
side Of the pilothoase when ne fed for
bis life. The report of the loss of life
10 confirmed. rhe cabin boy of the
Tally, named Barber (colored) per-
formed heroic deeds In saving i've lives,
which be did by swimming ashore With
those in the water. The screams of
those on board we're hsartrending.
Mrs. W. T. Rumbert threw one ehild in
the wafer, her husband taking the other
two. and then she jumped in. Ali but
the husband were lost. Mrs. julie Rum
bert vas Slso on board. but she was
saved. She is in q preearious c0ndi-
ton.
The boat vas not insured, and was
valued at $1,000. The cotton was in
sured for $4,000
strike Of Freight Brakemen.
YoUsasrowN (0hio), March D. All
the freight brakemen on the New York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad, OF the
yard and road crews, struck this morn
ing, and the freight frafiis on the line is
totally suspended. The employees had .
meeting last evening and we're informed
that Superintendent O'Brien had given
instructisns to enforce the order of
taxing the third brakeman Of from
each crew, and, acting upon this infor-
nation, the men decided TO quit. They
assert that when the strike was settled
last fall IL was agreed that each crew
should have three brakemen.
Delay OF signing the AnelMOrmon
Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Alto ruey
General informed q representative Of
the anti -MormOns this morning that the
Mormon bill will be signed today. The
delay has been doe 10 the desire of the
President to give tbs bill careful CON
sideration.
COnferFees Disagreed.
The conferress sn the District OF
Columbia Appropriation bill have d g.
agreed, aud will 50 report to the two
houses. The points at issue are With
reference to the Schools and Consular
Appropriation bills.
Approved by the President.
The President today approved the
Military Academy Appropriation bill,
the Act 10 organize a Hospital Corps Of
the United States, and the Act IN regard
to the importation of mackerel during
the spawning season.
The Western nren Association.
PrrTsBuRa, March 2.-rhe Western
Iron Association met il this CITY today
and unanimously decided 20 Feafirm the
card rate. The meeting vas the largest
that has been held for years. All the
associations west Of ste Allegheny
mountains were represented. IL was
considered certain that prices would be
advanced, bat after thoroughly eonsid-
ering 1t the manufacturers deemed IL
best 10 make no change for the present.
fhe reports that certain manufacturers
we're selling above she two cent card
we're investigated and found TO be IN
true Trade was reported unusually
good for this season and q prosperous
year andisiurbed By wage troubles IL
looked FOR BY members Of the Assooia-
ton. The failure to advance prices Was
q disappointment 60 the Workingmen,
as an increase in the card rate meant
higher wages for all the skilled en-
ployes.
wAszTxorox, March 2.-PostmasteFs
], l.. Hams, at Oakland, Cal, L. Sim
mona, At Buf 10, Wyoming, and Public
Printer Benedict.
Remains % BE seen.
OwAHA, March 2.-The remains Of
Edward Kuehn, found dead IN Della
ware, we're sent TO Buffalo IN. ~. 90
day. in accordance with his will. to be
oremated. His ashes are 10 be kept IN
an urn which will be placed IN the bar
Of q popular saloon IN Omaha, IN com
pliancs with his will.
The Royco1ters and Brewers.
NKw YoRk, March, 2.-The Brewers
and liquor dealers both profess salts
faction today with the present position
Of the posl o. eF boycott. The pool
brewers claim that the independent
brewers, IN this city. have n0tmore en-
hand shan IL needed 10 sapply the reRu-
lar custoa,rs. Tae Lqaor Dealers asso-
citation claims. on the ether hand. tAAt
the extra pool brewers have been pre-
paring for the present state Of things
sver sircs Hsvsmber last, Uhea the
new pool regulations vent into eject.
Ii says that from Toledo. Ohio, alone,
A trsin load Of beer viii be supplied, II
necessary, every day NJ the bare cost Of
production AZ the bFewers there are very